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By Bob Bellone
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Special to MLB.com |

• The Baltimore Sun reported on Sunday night that longtime Orioles usher Charlie Zill has Stage 4 lung cancer. Best known for his "Zillbilly" dance during the seventh-inning stretch, the 55-year-old non-smoker told the newspaper he has been given a year to live.

• Left-hander Brian Matusz will start for the Orioles when they visit the Red Sox on Tuesday at 1:35 p.m. ET in Fort Myers, Fla.

Bob Bellone is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.